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SubjectRe: [PATCH] virtio_net: fix use after free
On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 04:47:27PM -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
> Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:23:28 +0300
>
> > You used __netif_subqueue_stopped but that seems to use
> > a slightly more expensive test_bit internally.
>
> More expensive in what sense? It should be roughly the same
> as "x & y" sans the volatile.

I really just meant volatile - this might prevent some compiler
optimizations. I have't actually checked the produced binary so
I don't know for sure.

> Anyways I'm ambivalent and I want to see this bug fixes, so I'll
> apply your patch.
>
> Thanks!


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